PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-587

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 587

OCTOBER 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-587 - Page 22 of 32
PS 587
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After slingloading the Avenger,
make sure the slingload hooks
point in, not out.
If the hooks are
pointing out, they will tear out the
top corner of the turret when the
missile pods are raised.
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Before travel, insert the launch-
er locking pin and the turret floor
pin and set the azimuth motor
brake.
If you forget, the turret
spins around on its own during
travel. The turret body is banged
around and damaged and someone
could be injured.
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Inspect the non-skid strips on the lad-
der, bumper, and the environmental con-
trol unit (ECU).
If the non-skid strips are
worn or gone, climbing up and down the
Avenger is dangerous, especially in icy or
rainy weather. Order new strips with NSN
7220-00-823-7419, which brings 60 feet
of the strips. The strips are coded for local
purchase, so if you can't find them locally,
order them with an advice code of 2A.
Patriot Missile System…
NSNs Have Changed
Air Filters
7202
7689
7695
7699
7682
7678
launcher
launcher
radar set
radar set
ECS
ICC
CRG
ECS
ICC
9-1440-600-24P (Item 3 in Fig 10)
9-1440-600-24P (Item 16 in Fig 4)
9-1430-601-24P-2 (Item 211 in Fig 161)
and 9-1430-1601-24P (Item 225 in Fig 256)
9-1430-601-24P-2 (Item 29 in Fig 10 and Item 27 in Fig 5)
and 9-1430-1601-24P (Item 29 in Fig 19 and Item 27 in Fig 23)
9-1430-600-24P (Item 6 in Fig 21 and Item 6 in Fig 23)
9-1430-602-24P (Item 6 in Fig 23 and Item 6 in Fig 21)
9-1430-604-24P (Item 6 in Fig 23A)
9-1430-600-24P (Item 5 in Fig 16 and Item 5 in Fig 22A)
9-1430-602-24P (Item 5 in Fig 16 and Item 5 in Fig 15A)
Generator Radiator
For the 15-KW TQG generator's radiator, use NSN 2930-01-470-0217. That
replaces NSN 2930-01-368-1071.
now you
and
your
avenger
will be on
better
footing!
New NSN
4130-01-469-
End
Item
TM
reference
TOW 2 Missile System…
T
he 2W2 power cable to the TOW 2 missile system's
night sight is real touchy.
If you don't handle it just
right, it will snap right off—and sometimes take the J1
connector with it. Then your night vision is gone.
First thing to remember is that you never jerk on the
2W2 cable. To disconnect it, you must first unlock its
retaining ring.
If you're mounting the TOW on a HMMWV, use
the longer 2W2 cable. The shorter 2W2 cable is too
short. It will snap off the first time you traverse the
TOW.
But don't let the longer 2W2 cable trail along the
HMMWV's floor. One misplaced boot can snap the
cable right off. Use enough cable to give the TOW
plenty of slack for traversing, but not so much slack
that it lies on the floor.
Sling load
hooks point
in?
Check all
non-skid
strips for
wear
To mount
in HMMWV,
use longer
2W2 cable,
but don’t
let it trail
along floor
Insert
launcher
locking pin
for travel
Careful with 2W2
Patriot repairmen,
make a note of these
new NSNs for Patriot
air filters and the
15-KW generator's
radiator.
587. 40-43 (C)
9/4/01
10:10 PM
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